FOLIE DOUCE

Folie douce is a French film realized by Jean-Paul Paulin, release in 1951.

Personal comments : Louis de Funès is not marked in the credits, he does not appear in the play because he was cut in the editing.

♦ Synopsis :

Reached soft madness, the president of an important company distributes the benefit of the aforesaid the company to his employees and in guard a part for him. It will ensure the happiness of three of its employees and will marry with one of his partners of asylum from where he is escaped prisoner.

♦ Specification sheet :

• Title : Folie douce
• Realization : Jean-Paul Paulin
• Scenario : According to the novel of Marcel-Eric Grancher "Sous le pavillon noir"
• Adaptation : Marcel-Eric Grancher, Jean-Paul Paulin
• Dialogue : Marcel-Eric Grancher
• Production assistant : Roger Maxime
• Images : Pierre Petit
• Operator : Pierre Lebon
• Music : Loulou Gasté
• Songs : André Hornez
• Decorations : Eugène Delfau
• Editing : Gisèle Gouye
• Sound : Raymond Chedmail
• Make-up : Eugène Gaidaroff
• Photographer of tray : Henri Thibault
• Script-girl : Charlotte Bardonnet
• General manager : Ernest Muller
• Film 35mm, black and white
• Shooting from September 4th till October 15th, 1950
• Director of production : Pascal Paulin
• Production : Francinalp (France)
• Distribution : Astoria Films
• First presentation the July 4th, 1951
• Duration : 90mn
• Genre : Comedy

♦ Distribution :

• Louis de Funès : Role was cut in the editing (?) / the viewed film about copy, Louis de Funès does not appear either to the credits, or to the screen.
• Lisette Jambel : Yolande
• Marthe Mercadier : Juliette
• André Gabriello : The captain Edgar Morgan
• Frédéric Duvalles : Mr Lancer-Léger
• Pierre Louis : Arthur
• Anne Beressi
• Christine Carrère
• Maxime Fabert
• Colette Régis
• Michel Nastorg
• Robert Lussac
• Suzanne Gabriello
• Robert Le Fort
• René Hell
• France Gabriel
• José Casa

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